Subway settles with Justice Department in disabilities case

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Subway settles with Justice Department in disabilities case

Washington Business Journal - 2:50 PM EDT Tuesday, July 31, 2007 by

Killian Staff Reporter

http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2007/07/30/daily

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Subway will have to renovate its 20,000 U.S. restaurants to help

people with disabilities under a settlement with the Department of

Justice.

Milford, Conn.-based Doctor Associates Inc., the company that

franchises Subway shops, was charged with violating the Americans

with Disabilities Act. There was no monetary value attached to the

settlement.

Subway is the second largest quick-service chain behind Mc's.

There are more than 70 Subways in D.C. proper, not including the

hundreds in the Washington area overall.

Under the settlement, Doctor Associates will conduct architectural

surveys at each Subway to identify areas where it is hard for people

with disabilities to get around, including the bathrooms. The

company will then tell each operator how to address the violations.

Each store is entitled interest-free loans to make the changes,

according to the Department of Justice statement.

Co-founders Fred DeLuca and Buck opened the first Subway in

1965.